Sahara chief Subrata Roy to SC: Mopped up funds for bail
Sahara chief Subrata Roy, behind bars for the last 14 months, may get out of jail next week as he told the Supreme Court on Friday that he had managed to raise sufficient cash and bank guarantee of Rs 5,000 crore to fulfill the bail condition.

Prepare to foot Yamuna clean-up bill in Delhi
Applying the ‘polluter pays’ principle, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday imposed an ‘environmental compensation’ on all households in Delhi which are generating sewage, irrespective of whether they are connected to a sewer or not.

Rajasthan CM keen on saving GIB from extinction
Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje has said that her government was serious about saving the state bird Great Indian Butard (GIB) from extinction and no stone would be left unturned for this. For this, all efforts would be made locally as well as national and international level.

Danish student in sun harvest break through
A student from the University of Copenhagen has researched his way to a breakthrough that may prove pivotal for technologies trying to capture the energy of the sun and saving it for a rainy day.

Inspectors find undeclared sarin traces in Syria
International inspectors have found traces of sarin and VX nerve agent at a military research site in Syria that had not been declared to the global chemical weapons watchdog, diplomatic sources said on Friday.

Triumph means Cameron can govern UK on his own
After years of sharing power, David Cameron pulled off an unexpected election triumph that gave the Conservative prime minister a second term with an outright majority Friday and dealt a stinging defeat to his three main rivals.

N Korea test-fires underwater ballistic missile
North Korea announced Saturday the successful test-firing of a submarine-based ballistic missile — a technology that would offer the nuclear-armed state a survivable second-strike nuclear capability.

'A strong woman is a bad woman in India'
Neena Gupta, 60, was way ahead of her times when she took the bold decision to go ahead with her pregnancy with one of the world’s finest cricketers, Vivian Richards, 27 years back (their daughter Masaba today is 26 years old).

Salman Khan's biggest Friday release
There are some things money can’t buy – like the collective relief of those who have crores riding on Salman Khan, now that he’s been granted bail.

Facebook's new ploy to promote Internet.org
Facebook is tricking users into thinking that Internet.org is free internet by promoting a campaign that does not mention its name anywhere until they reach the last step.

Delhi students weak in maths: NCERT survey
Students from the National Capital Region have a lot to make up in terms of performance in mathematics. Compared to the national average of 252, Delhi students are at 244.

'Delhi govt has no claim over reserved subjects'
While the Centre is keeping itself aloof from the Arvind Kejriwal vs Delhi LG tangle on matters of jurisdiction, it firmly believes that Najeeb Jung is right in asserting his prerogative to involve or not involve the Delhi chief minister in decisions pertaining to 'reserved' subjects of police, public order and land.

HC verdict on Jaya appeal on Monday
Justice CR Kumaraswamy of the Karnataka high court will pronounce judgment on the criminal appeals filed by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and three others on Monday.

Rs 1,000cr largesse for Bengaluru
With BBMP elections just around the corner, the Congress government is set to pamper Bengalureans in the next couple of months. On Friday, chief minister Siddaramaiah announced Rs 1,000- crore bonanza for the city - in addition to an equal sum announced by him in the state budget under the Nagarotthana scheme.

AIBA wants presidential reference in NJAC case
Appointment of at least 125 judges for various high courts is hanging fire due to a constitutional vacuum created by the abolition of the erstwhile collegium system and the delay in the creation of National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), All India Bar Association (AIBA) has complained to President Pranab Mukherjee.

TV director plots to kill uncle, hires gang
Police are on the lookout for a small-time television serial director who they believe hired a gang to murder his uncle over a property dispute at Valasaravakkam on Friday.

Prepaid taxi service at airport shut down
Following several complaints of overcharging from passengers and violation of contract conditions by Amdavad Airport Taxi Owners Association (AATOA), the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Friday terminated prepaid service operations.

Chaotic parking spells woes for commuters
The roadside parking space created jointly by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the police for four-wheelers has brought with it more problems than solutions.

BHEL cheer: Awadhpuri to get police station in month
Awadhpuri area of BHEL township would get a new police station in a month’s time. Called Awadhpuri police station, it will cover an area of 10 square km having a population of 1.5 lakh residing in 33 plus colonies in the area.

Crack down on illegal mining in Ken, NGT to Panna admn
National Green Tribunal (NGT) expressed concern over illegal sand mining in Ken River in Panna district. NGT has asked district administration and police to crack down on those engaged in unlawful sand mining in a week’s time.

230 trained at Smart Centre
Within a year of its inception, the 'Smart Centre' at National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research (NITTTR), Sector 26, has helped around 70% of its students find mainstream jobs.